The gentle shepherd : A Scots pastoral comedy. By Allan Ramsay. With all the songs. The characters of the persons. Men-Sir William Worthy.-Patie, the gentle shepherd, in love with Peggy.-Roger, a rich young shepherd, in love with Jenny.-Symon and Glaud, two old shepherds, tenants to Sir William.-Bauldy a hynd engaged with neps.-women.-Peggy, thought to be Glaud's niece.-Jenny, Glaud's only daughter.-Mause, and old woman supposed to be a witch.-Elspa, Symon's wife-Madge, Glaud's sister.-Scene, a shepherd's village and fields, some few miles from Edinburgh.-Time of action within twenty-four hours.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ramsay, Allan, 1684-1758.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proverbs, Scottish.

Physical Description:

63 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

Falkirk : Printed and sold by Daniel Reid, at his Printing-Office, in High-street;-where travelling chapmen may be served with many sorts of books and pamphlets very cheap; also writing paper, M,DCC,LXXVI. [1776]

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English Short Title Catalog, T221851.

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